As we have reported, President Trump’s Executive Orders 14151 and 14173 targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs (the “DEI Orders”) have resulted in considerable legal activity addressing the...more
4/1/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
First Amendment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trump Administration
On March 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the Trump administration’s motion to stay the United States District Court for the District of Maryland’s preliminary injunction on the...more
On Friday, February 21, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland entered a preliminary injunction halting provisions of two of President Trump’s executive orders that sought to effectively eliminate...more
2/27/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Separation of Powers ,
Trump Administration
On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide ruling blocking the implementation of the final Noncompete Rule (the “Final Rule”) announced by the U.S. Federal...more
On July 3, 2024, in Ryan LLC et al. v. Federal Trade Commission, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a much-anticipated ruling on the final Noncompete Rule (the “Final Rule”) announced...more
7/9/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Texas
On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court (“Court”) issued split decisions regarding Federal vaccine mandates issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health...more
1/21/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
In the course of 24 hours, two federal district courts, one in Missouri and one in Louisiana, issued preliminary injunctions that prevent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) from implementing and enforcing...more
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in State of Nevada, et al. v. United States Department of Labor, et. al, Case No. 4:16-cv-00731-ALM enjoined the Department of...more